Practical information

University students, professionals wishing to acquire or perfect photography skills for personal or career reasons, as well as interested amateurs, will find a program or workshop adapted to their needs. Admission requirements vary depending on the program chosen.Registrations are open all year round.

Fill in the Enrollment form and upload: a CV/resume and letter of motivation/statement of intent, a portfolio of 10-15 photos, a certified copy of Bachelor’s degree (for European Master’s only).

Spéos reviews applications on a first come first served basis (“rolling applications”) and informs each student by e-mail as to the status of their application. Spéos sends the enrollment documents by e-mail and regular postal mail.

Make the € 1,000 down payment (non-refundable), which reserves your place in the full-time program.

Registrations for full-time programs are open all year round and are subject to availability.
Applications for all Professional Photography Programs will be reviewed on a first come first served basis (“rolling applications”) until the respective program is full.
For successful candidates, enrollments become firm upon payment of the first installment (deposit) or the full amount of the tuition fees.
Requests for exchanges between the Paris and London campus (for the second semester of the Professional Photography Program or the Expert Modules) need to be made upon applying in the letter of intent.

To apply for one of our summer workshops, please submit the Enrollment form at the latest one week before the beginning of the program. We recommend students who wish to attend more than one workshop to apply at least 3 weeks before the first day of class.

The summer workshops and part-time programs are subject to a minimum of participants. In the event of insufficient numbers, Spéos retains the right to cancel a workshop or postpone it to a later date. In the latter case, enrollment becomes only firm upon the participants’ approval of the change in dates.

Speos can assist students in their search for housing for the duration of their program by providing them with addresses and indications of housing possibilities in Paris or in London. Students enrolled in the Professional Photography Programs should arrive at least one week before the beginning of the program to take care of practical matters.

All full-time students must be covered by medical insurance. If you are not sufficiently covered on arrival, you will need to obtain the French national student health insurance, provided that you are under 28 years of age. If you are over 28, you cannot subscribe to the French “sécurité sociale” anymore but will be asked to provide a copy of your national health insurance policy clearly evidencing health coverage in France. Otherwise, the “Préfecture” might refuse your application for a French residence permit. Students from the EU are covered by the health insurance of their home country and need to provide Speos with the European Health Insurance Card. For further information please contact the Speos administration.

Non-EU students must obtain a student visa in order to remain in France for longer than three consecutive months.
For further information on how to obtain a student visa, please contact Campus France (www.campusfrance.org – “Obtain your student visa”), as well as officials at the nearest French consulate or embassy in your country. Speos will assist students in obtaining their residence permit from the French authorities at the beginning of the program.

Students from the UK and all other EU member states (plus Norway and Switzerland) are covered by the health insurance of their home country and need to provide Speos with a copy of their NHS or European Health Insurance Card.
Non-EU nationals will have to provide Speos with a copy of their national / private health insurance policy clearly stating health coverage in the UK. For further information, please refer to the Health Advice for UK international students provided by the British Council.